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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rexesq, post: 1521012, member: 5739&quot;]Hello, I have purchased this Bronze coin of Emperor Severus Alexander... it is either a very small Sestertius, or an average sized As, however in my researching the Internet, I could not find a Bronze As with the same reverse design and matching titles. Here is the coin, the photos of the obv and rev by themselves, are the largest and best detailed, much better than the photo of the front/back together in one.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is around 24mm Diameter (much smaller than any sestertius I ever have encountered!) and weighs 9.4 grams.... around the weight an AE As would weigh.... the seller did not specify in the description.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do not have the coin right now, so I cannot take any photos of it with some of my other Sev. Alexander Sesterces for comparison, I will as soon as possible. I hope for now the measurements will be enough for someone to give me a bit more of a concrete answer.</p><p>---</p><p>-----</p><p>---</p><p>Ancient Roman Empire</p><p>Emperor Severus Alexander (222 - 235 AD)</p><p>Bronze, Struck at the Rome Mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>obv: IMP SEV ALEXANDER AUG - Laureate head right.</p><p>rev: PM TR P COS VIIII COS III PP - Emperor standing in Military Uniform, facing left, holding Globe and spear.</p><p>&#039;S C&#039; to either side of standing Emperor.</p><p><br /></p><p>Weight: 9.4 Grams - </p><p>Size: 24 mm </p><p>---</p><p>-----</p><p>---</p><p>So my question is whether this is an AE As or a very small AE Sestertius? I do not know if anyone can tell me that one way or the other, however any opinions or insight, comments or criticism would all be greatly appreciated. Thank you all.</p><p>(*PS* Like I said,&nbsp; the best pics are the individual obverse and reverse ones, not the one that has both obv and rev in one pic.... that one is shrunk and lost some detail, the other two have the best detail.*)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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